1940 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1940 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 6 of the 1940 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Len Thomas.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), G. Bates, I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, J. Graham, H. Gray, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, K. O'Halloran, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, T. Whitfield
North Melbourne
J. Adamson, J. Baker, M. Bolger, W. Carter, J. Cordner, L. Davies, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, B. Montgomery, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, T. Roulent, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs, L. Thomas
South Melbourne (16.9.105) defeated North Melbourne (16.8.104).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Reiffel (4), I. Chinn (3), K. O'Halloran (3), G. Collard (2), J. McKenzie (2), J. Graham, H. Gray
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (7), S. Murray (6), J. Harrison (2), L. Davies
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.9.105 - 16.8.104
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 2 | 15 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Margin | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 32 | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne),
Len Thomas
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Gray, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bolger, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Davies, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 8 | |||